Sammy Kershaw

Little Did I Know

Sammy Kershaw


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Little Jolena, a dark haired darlin'
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Skin of ivory, angel eyes

Every man in Louisiana wanted her sweet love
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But she swore on the Bible, she was all mine
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Hey little did I know, she was wild as the bayou
                 B          A                     E
Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line
                   B        A     E      A
I thought I could hold her, me oh my oh
           E            B                  E
Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry
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My brother tried to warn me, Mama she scorned me
                        B7                E
My friends all told me, I was under her spell

But I wouldn't listen, I was lovesick
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Without Jolena life would be a living hell
               B       A                     E
Hey little did I know, she was wild as the bayou
                 B          A                      E
Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line
                  B         A       E    A
I thought I could hold her, me oh my oh
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Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry
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At the church in the Wildwood standin' at the alter
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Little Jolena never showed
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I heard later on she left with a dandy
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And headed down to Mexico
               B        A                  E
Hey little did I know, she was wild as the bayou
                  B         A                     E
Catch a man on a cane pole, hang his heart on the line
                   B        A         E      A
I thought I could hold her, me oh my oh
           E           B                   E
Little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry
               E           B                  E
Hey little did I know, she had bigger fish to fry